Estée Lauder grew up as the daughter of hard-working immigrant parents. Her birth name was Josephine Esther Mentzer. “Esty” was a childhood nickname she later …
Re-Watching Titanic by Jacqueline Jules
Clinging to a raft, his legs in the water, Jack makes Rose promise she will never let go, she’ll die an old woman, warm in …
Growing Legs by Jacqueline Jules
Some dreams disappear like a dewdrop in the dawn. Other dreams change shape like tadpoles in the spring. Once, I was the size of a …
Shake Hands with Life by Jacqueline Jules
Toss the hand sanitizer. Eat the dropped cookie. Kiss a snot-nosed child on the lips. You have T-cells ready to battle bacteria, defy diarrhea, cancel …
Birthday Candles by Jacqueline Jules
Baby Arianna at Tanya’s Toyland had straight black bangs, plump red lips, and lifelike lashes so long they tickled my cheeks testing her soft hug …
Cactus by Jacqueline Jules
Right now, my life resembles a desert plant with spines too sharp to embrace. Still, giant green limbs raised like towers against blue sky tempt …